Romans 1
1 [I], Paul, who serve Christ Jesus, [am writing this letter]. God chose me to be an apostle, and I was appointed by him {he appointed me} in order that [I should proclaim] (the good message/the gospel) that [comes from him].
Paul, yon sèvitè-atache nèt a Jésus Kri, aple kòm apot mete apa pou bòn nouvèl Bondye a,
2 Long before [Jesus came to earth, God] promised [that he would reveal] this good message by means of what his prophets [wrote] in the sacred Scriptures.
ke Li te pwomèt oparavan atravè pwofèt Li yo nan Ekriti Sen Yo,
3 This good message is [about the one whom we know as] his Son. As to his Son’s physical/human nature, he was born a descendant of [King] David.
konsènan Fis Li a ki te ne de yon desandan David selon lachè,
4 As to his divine nature, it was shown {[God] showed} powerfully that he is (God’s own Son/the man who is also God). [God] showed this by his Holy Spirit causing him to become alive again after he died. He is Jesus Christ our Lord.
ki te deklare Fis Bondye a avèk pouvwa akoz rezirèksyon Li, ki te fè L sòti nan lanmò, atravè Lespri sentete a, Jésus Kri, Senyè nou an.
5 He is the one who appointed me, who did not deserve it, [to be] an apostle. He did that in order that [many] among the non-Jews would honor [him] and would obey him as a result of their believing [my message about him].
Pa Li menm nou te resevwa gras e te rele kòm apot pou fè parèt obeyisans lafwa a pami tout etranje yo pou koz Sen Non Li.
6 You [believers] who are living in Rome [city] are included among those whom God has chosen to belong to Jesus Christ.
Pami sila yo nou menm osi te rele pa Jésus Kri.
7 [I am writing this letter] to all of [you in Rome] whom God loves and whom he has chosen [to become his] people. [I pray that] God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord will [continue to] act kindly toward you and [will continue to] cause you to have [inner] peace.
A tout sila yo ke Bondye renmen anpil nan Rome, ke Li te rele kòm sen yo: gras anvè nou avèk lapè ki sòti nan Bondye, Papa nou, ak Senyè a Jésus Kri.
8 As I begin [this letter], I thank my God for all you [believers in Rome]. It is because of [what] Jesus Christ [has done for us that] I [am able to do that]. I thank him because your trusting [in Jesus Christ] is something that people all over [the Roman Empire] [HYP] are talking about.
Premyèman mwen remèsye Bondye mwen an selon Jésus Kri pou nou tout, ke lafwa nou ap pwoklame toupatou nan lemond.
9 God, whom I devotedly serve as I [proclaim to people] the gospel concerning his Son, knows that I tell the truth when I say that I always mention you whenever [DOU] I pray [to God] [HYP].
Paske Bondye ke mwen sèvi nan lespri mwen lè m preche levanjil Fis Li a, se temwen m ke m ap nonmen non nou san rete nan lapriyè mwen yo.
10 I especially ask God that if he desires [me to visit you], somehow at last I shall be able to do so.
Toujou nan priyè mwen yo, m ap mande Bondye nan volonte L, dènyèman, pou L kite m vin wè nou.
11 [I pray this] because I long to visit you to help you spiritually, in order that you will become stronger [spiritually].
Paske mwen anvi wè nou pou m kapab bannou kèk don Lespri a, pou nou kapab byen etabli.
12 I long to visit you in order that you and I might encourage each other [by means of our sharing with each other] how each of us trusts [in Jesus].
Sa vle di, pou mwen menm kapab ankouraje ansanm avèk nou pandan mwen pami nou, nou chak pa lafwa a lòt, lafwa pa nou ak lafwa pa m tou.
13 My fellow believers, many times I planned to visit you. I certainly want you to know [LIT] that. [But I have not been able to come to you because] I have been hindered {[things] have always prevented me} until the present time. I have wanted to come in order that I might help you to mature spiritually [IDM], as [I have helped people to mature spiritually] in many other non-Jewish groups [HYP].
Mwen pa vle nou pa okouran, frè m yo, ke souvan mwen konn fè plan pou vin wè nou (malgre sa pa t realize). Mwen ta renmen sa fèt pou m kapab rekòlte kèk fwi pami nou tou, menm jan ak tout lòt nasyon etranje yo.
14 I feel obliged [to proclaim the gospel to all non-Jewish people], specifically to [people who know] the Greek [language and culture] and to those who do not know it, to people who are educated and to those who are uneducated.
Mwen gen obligasyon ni pou Grèk ni pou moun ki baba; ni pou sila ki saj ni pou sila ki ensanse yo.
15 So what I have eagerly desired is that I might proclaim this good message to you who are living in Rome also.
Donk, Pou pati pa m, mwen gen gwo anvi pou preche levanjil la a nou menm osi ki nan Rome.
16 [That leads me to say that] I very confidently proclaim [LIT] the good message [about what Christ has done], because this good message is the powerful [means] that God [uses] to save [from the guilt of their sins] all people who trust [in what Christ has done for them]. Specifically, God first has saved the Jews [who believe the good message], and then he has saved non-Jews.
Paske mwen pa wont de levanjil la paske se li ki pouvwa Bondye a pou sove tout moun ki kwè yo. Li la avan pou Jwif la, e dabò Grèk la tou.
17 By means of this good message God reveals how he erases the record of people’s sins (OR, declares people no longer guilty for having sinned); and his doing this is entirely because [IDM] they trust [in Christ. This is confirmed] by what [a prophet long ago] wrote [that God said], “Those (whose record of sin [I] have erased/whom [I] have declared no longer guilty for sin) because they trust [in me] will live [forever].”
Paske se nan levanjil sa a ke ladwati Bondye revele soti nan lafwa pou rive nan lafwa, jan sa ekri a: “Men moun ki jis la ap viv pa lafwa”.
18 From [where God rules in] heaven he is making it clear to all [non-Jewish] people who show no respect for God and who do wicked things, that he is angry with them [and that they deserve to be punished] {[that he would punish them]} [MTY]. By means of [their behaving] wickedly, they keep other people [from believing what they know] to be true [about God].
Paske lakòlè Bondye parèt soti nan syèl la kont tout enkwayans ak tout enjistis a lòm ki kache verite a ak enjistis.
19 [Everyone] can clearly know what God [is like], because God himself has revealed to everyone [what he is like].
Paske sa ke tout moun konnen de Bondye a, byen klè pou yo, paske Bondye te fè l parèt a klè.
20 [People] cannot see what God is like. But ever since he created the world, by means of what he created he has clearly revealed what he is like. He has made clear to everyone that he has always been able to do very powerful things. [Therefore, we should recognize that] God is powerful, [completely different from all that he created]. So no one has a basis for saying, [“We never knew about God].” (aïdios g126)
Paske depi nan kreyasyon mond lan tout aspè envizib Li yo, pouvwa etènèl Li ak nati diven Li an te parèt byen a klè. Sa byen konprann menm selon sa Li te kreye. Konsa, yo rete san eskiz. (aïdios g126)
21 Although [the non-Jews] knew what God [is like], they did not honor him as God, nor did they thank [him for what he had done]. But instead, they began to think foolish [things about him], and they became unable to understand [MET] [what he wanted them to know].
Paske malgre yo te konnen Bondye, yo pa t bay Li lonè kòm Bondye, ni bay Li remèsiman, men yo te vin egare nan panse yo. Yo te vin ranpli avèk foli, e kè yo te vin fonse tounwa.
22 Although they claimed that they were wise, they became foolish,
Nan pretann ke yo te saj, yo te vin fou,
23 and they refused to [admit that] God is glorious and will never die. Instead, they made and worshipped idols [that resembled people who] will some day die, and [then they made other idols that resembled] birds and four-footed animals, and [finally] they made idols that resembled reptiles.
epi te ranplase laglwa a Bondye enkonwonpi a pou yon imaj ki sanblab a lòm konwonpi ak zwazo, bèt kat pye, ak bèt k ap rale sou vant yo.
24 So God allowed [the non-Jews] do immoral sexual things that they [SYN] strongly desired, things [that their desires were compelling them to do]. As a result, they [began to] dishonor each other’s bodies [by their sexual actions].
Konsa Bondye te livre yo a konvwatiz kè yo ak tout sa ki pa pwòp, pou kò yo te kapab dezonore pami yo menm.
25 Also, they [chose to worship] false [gods] instead (of admitting/of choosing to believe) what is true [about] God. They worshipped and served things [that God] created instead of [worshipping and serving God himself], the one who created [everything. They did this even though] he [deserves that those he created] would forever praise him. Amen!/May it be so! (aiōn g165)
Paske yo te ranplase verite Bondye a ak yon bann manti, yo te adore e sèvi kreyati a olye de Kreyatè a, ki beni pou tout tan an. Amen. (aiōn g165)
26 So, God allowed [the non-Jews to do] shameful [sexual] things that they [strongly] desired. As a result, many women did not have natural sexual relations [with their husbands] [EUP]. Instead, they were doing sexual actions with other women [EUP].
Pou rezon sila a Bondye te livre yo a pasyon k ap avili yo. Paske fanm pa yo te ranplase fonksyon lanati a pa sa ki pa nan nati a.
27 Similarly, [many] men stopped having/did not have natural sexual relations with women [EUP]. Instead, they strongly desired to have sexual relations with other men. They committed [homosexual] acts with other men, acts that were shameful. As a result, [God has] punished them [by sicknesses] in their bodies, which is what they deserve [because] they [thought] wrongly [that God would not punish them for doing that].
Epi menm jan mesye yo te abandone fonksyon natirèl fanm nan pou vin boule nan dezi anvè youn pou lòt; gason avèk gason k ap fè zak malpwòp e k ap resevwa nan pwòp kò pa yo pinisyon yo merite pou erè yo a.
28 Furthermore, because they decided that it was not [worthwhile] to know God, he allowed their own worthless thoughts [to completely control them]. As a result, they began doing [evil] things that [God says that people] should not do.
Menm jan yo pa t trouve l bon ankò pou rekonèt Bondye, Bondye te livre yo a yon panse tòde pou fè bagay ki pa pwòp sa yo.
29 They strongly desire to do all [kinds of] unrighteous [things]. They strongly desire to do all [kinds of] evil things [to others]. They strongly desire to possess things that [belong to others]. They strongly desire to harm [others] in various ways. [Many non-Jews] are constantly envying [other people. Many] constantly desire to murder [people. Many] constantly desire to cause strife [between people. Many] constantly desire to deceive [others. Many] constantly desire to speak hatefully [about others] (OR, [to speak harmful things about others, things that are not true]). [Many] gossip [about others].
Yo te vin ranpli avèk tout kalite enjistis, mechanste, konvwatiz, ak mal. Yo te plen ak anvi, touye moun, konfli, desepsyon, malis, tripotay.
30 [Many] slander [others. Many] act especially hatefully toward God. [Many] speak or act in an insulting way [toward others. Many] treat others contemptuously. [Many] boast [about themselves to others. Many] invent new ways to do evil things. [Many non-Jewish children] disobey their parents.
Yo vin Medizan, lènmi a Bondye, ensolan, awogan, ògeye, envantè a mechanste dezobeyisan a paran yo,
31 [Many non-Jews] act in other morally foolish ways. [Many] do not do what they promised [others that they would do. Many] do not [even] love [their own family members. And many] do not act mercifully [toward other people].
san konprann, san entegrite san lanmou, e san mizerikòd.
32 Although they know that God has declared that those who do such things deserve to be killed, they not only habitually do these [kinds of evil] things, but they also approve of others who habitually do them.
Malgre yo konnen òdonans Bondye a, ke sila ki pratike bagay sa yo merite lanmò, yo non sèlman fè yo, men yo vin konplètman dakò avèk sila ki pratike yo tou.
